(Colossians 1:4-10) “Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; Which is come unto you, as it is in all […]
Tag: devotional
Understanding Grace
If you think that you can lose your salvation, then you need to understand the word “grace”. My prayer is that after you read this you will know that you are in the grace of God. If you have any doubt about your salvation or if you have any misgivings about whether or not your […]
The Resurrection of the Dead
There will be a resurrection of the dead. Some of the Corinthians were not so sure. They were more than doubting, they were saying that there would not be a resurrection of the dead. Paul had preached that there would be a resurrection of the dead when he first came to Corinth. He had preached […]
Jesus as the Good Shepherd
I started to write about Jesus as the Good Shepherd, but there is so much to say about Jesus the Good Shepherd, so I am going to try to write about Jesus the Good Shepherd who is the servant of the sheep. (John 10:14) “I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known […]
The Fear of Death
Most people think that if one dies it is the worst thing that can happen to a person. And this is not true if he is in Christ, but if he is not in Christ, it is the worst thing that can happen to anyone. This is sad, for if things do not change everyone […]
What Is Living By Faith?
As I studied chapters 10 and 11 of Hebrews, I came to realized that the whole chapter 11 of Hebrews is about faith, and also about living by faith. Everyone named in chapter 11 is an example of people who lived their lives by faith. (Hebrews 10:38) “Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man […]
Why We Should Want To Please God
(Hebrews 11:5-6) “By faith, Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is and that […]
Living As A New Man (Part 4)
(Romans 8:4) “That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” There were many people in Paul’s day that believed the only way to be righteous came by keeping the law. Yet, Paul says that the law cannot be kept, because of the weakness […]
Living As A New Man (Part 3)
Part 3: The New Man and The Holy Spirit “Two natures beat within my breast. The one is foul…the one is blessed. The one I love…the one I hate. The one I feed will dominate!” (Romans 8:1) “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, […]
When One is Led by the Spirit of God
In the book of Romans in the first seven chapters the word ‘Spirit’ is found only four times. Yet in chapter 8 the word ‘spirit’ or ‘spiritual’ is found twenty-one times. In the first 7 chapters, Paul answers these questions: Who needs to be saved? And how are we saved? Now in chapter 8, he […]